does dashboard call httpNodeMiddleware ?

### Current Behavior

May I know does the dashboard go through httpNodeMiddleware , i did debug and it was not call. anyway to write js code to do authentication in settings.js for dashboard ui?

### Expected Behavior

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### Steps To Reproduce

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### Environment

- Dashboard version:
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### Have you provided an initial effort estimate for this issue?

I have provided an initial effort estimate

Start by tracing how dashboard UI requests are handled relative to httpNodeMiddleware, then inspect settings.js for the available authentication hooks. Done means establishing whether the middleware applies to dashboard requests and documenting or defining a supported authentication approach.

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